Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

affinition

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: aff-i-ni-tion
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or quality of being affined; mental affinity or attraction.

Etymology

From French affiner, from Medieval Latin affinare, affine + -ition.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: affiner, affino
Suffix: affine

Inflected Forms

affinitions (plural)

Questions

What does affinition mean?: The state or quality of being affined; mental affinity or attraction.
Where does affinition come from?: It is traced to French.

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